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View synonyms for stickup
stickup
or stick-up
[ stik-uhp ]
noun
, Informal.
- a holdup; robbery.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stickup1
First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase stick up
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Example Sentences
Anderson, the stickup youth who operated extensively on the north side, choosing women for his victims, is but 23 years old.
From Project Gutenberg
These rest-stops always had a license-plate cam at the entrance and a couple of anti-stickup cams around the cashier.
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Luis grunted with satisfaction—this might be only a stickup, but he was getting action faster than he'd expected.
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